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I woke up at 5:30 this morning. It was pitch black and stayed that way until 6:30! When it finally got light enough to see outside, there was a very dense fog that kept me from even seeing very far down the street. Looking out back I couldn't see Cathedral Ledge, and that's really only a few hundred yards away from my back deck. It didn't burn off until around 10:30!
Welp, as you certainly know, it's Leaf Peeper time up here in the hinterlands. I think that on this side of Mt Washington we are still 5-7 days from what should be peak foliage. From my understanding full colors have come in in Franconia, and I will say that the tourists are everywhere. Busses and visitors are on the road acting like the fools they are. I would never in a million years be on a road bike right now. That said, I took a ride up through the Notch this morning to get a few pictures. I will admit that I added some saturation to them to make them pop a bit, otherwise they would be a bit dull. There aren't any from the valley because there is a haze in the air that would make them look pret-ty funky.
I also posted a little Video Report on Instagram and Face Book. Enjoy...
Ice Conditions Report:
Selected Ice Conditions effective December 19, 2025
Friday December 19 at 3:40 - it's 52 degrees and raining1 Almost all of the snow is already off my roof. It's supposed to go below freezing overnight, but get back above 32 during Saturday. You may want to seriously consider giving things a few days to recover. Just sayin...
Huntington Ravine
OK
Repentance
OUT
Standard Route
IN
Dracula
IN, mostly
For the full current conditions report, CLICK
HERE
INSTANT BUG REPORT - 1:
No real change since last week. Pretty minimal bugs of any kind, tho I'd still leave the bug dope in the pack.
VALLEY CYCLING:
The riding has been great this week, even tho it's been more like summer than fall. That said, after what we've been through all summer I will take every minute of it. NOTE - the Cranmore Bike Park will be closed following Oct 9th.
Remember - climb hard, ride the twisty stuff, wear a helmet, stay safe - and above all BE NICE.
Mobile Version Of NEClimbs:
Up on one of the Mount Washington Valley's finest crags and want to know what that climb you're looking at is? Or maybe you're on your way up from Boston and want to check out the Ice Report for your upcoming weekend plans. Or more likely, you're at work just want to daydream about your next adventure. Well if you have a smart phone handy, you can get to NEClimbs from anywhere you have cell service. While it doesn't offer every single feature of the site and it's not an "app", in mobile form, it does do a whole lot and is very useful. Here is the live link to the mobile version of NEClimbs:
Check it out and if you have issues on your specific phone, please feel free to let me know.
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Climbing is a very dangerous sport. You can get hurt or even kill yourself. When you go climbing, you do so of your own free will. Everything on this site is to be taken with a grain of salt. Don't blame us if you get up some totally heinous route, in over your head and fall and hurt yourself.
